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Health, biotech, and longevity: How to extend human flourishing
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Feb 10
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Ben Thomas
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Climate and energy: Innovation at every level
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Feb 3
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Ben Thomas
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Progress for progressives
The “party of science” must also embrace technology and economic growth
Feb 2
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Jason Crawford
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January 2026
Links and short notes, 2026-01-26
The wisdom of Vitalik, Voices from 2099, ultrasound BCI, preventative MRIs, a browser written by AI, and much, much more
Jan 26
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Jason Crawford
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No silver bullet
Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire
Jan 23
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Jason Crawford
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Metascience: Accelerating scientific progress
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Jan 23
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Ben Thomas
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Culture: Inspiring progress in stories and institutions
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Jan 16
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Ben Thomas
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How to tame a complex system
We can't predict or control them—but that doesn't matter
Jan 5
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Jason Crawford
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December 2025
2025 in review
What RPI and I were up to in the ninth year of this project
Dec 31, 2025
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Jason Crawford
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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto, wrapup and publishing announcement
Revised version to be published by MIT Press
Dec 29, 2025
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Jason Crawford
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American Dynamism: Progress begins at home
Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025
Dec 23, 2025
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Ben Thomas
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Links and short notes, 2025-12-19
Claude’s soul, industrial leapfrogging, slop from the 1700s, the genius of Jeff Dean, and much more
Dec 19, 2025
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Jason Crawford
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